Under the heading “Cyber cop starts internet beat as bullies run rampant”, the Age newspaper on April 2, 2007 reported that “Victoria’s first cyber cop reported for duty yesterday as part of a pilot program designed to tackle the soaring problem of cyber bullying”. The cyber cop, Senior Constable Susan McLean was unable to state how prevalent the problem was but she is quoted as saying “cyber bullying accounts for almost 90% of all school abuse”. She further stated that “cyber bullying was targeting younger and younger children with authorities now getting reports from eight to 18 year olds”
The article doesn’t state the process we need to follow to contact the cyber cop if we do become aware of cyber bullying in our classrooms.
I am very curious about why the Victorian Police are taking on the responsibly for policing cyber bullying and what will be the penalties inflicted upon the cyber bully when they are caught. Possibly, a virtual prison term in “Second life”?
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